School bus, truck collide on SR 26; no one hurt

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Aug 23, 2012 at 2:46 PM

An Alachua County school bus carrying 39 middle and high school students collided with a pickup truck on State Road 26 on Wednesday, but no one was injured.

Staff report

An Alachua County school bus carrying 39 middle and high school students collided with a pickup truck on State Road 26 on Wednesday, but no one was injured, according to a report.The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the bus, driven by Porcha Timeka Leroy-Reeves, 25, of Gainesville, was at the intersection of County Road 225 at 3:38 p.m.A Dodge pickup driven Peter Andrew White, 62, of Gainesville, was heading east on SR 26 in the left lane as the bus entered the intersection to turn turn onto SR 26. The bus violated the right of way of the pickup, the report stated, and the front of the pickup hit the left side of the school bus.

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